Safety-pin.



S. 0LOP.' SAFETY PIN. "APPLICATION FILED FEB. 10, 1908.

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' Patented Jan. 5, 1909.

we hieoaeo reference being had to the accompanying UNITED STATES PATENTOFFICE.

STEPHEN OLOP, OF WASHINGTON,

insurer or COLUMBIA, ASSIGNOR or ONE-HALF to GAINS .M. naunmuon,orwasnmo'ron, DISTRICT or CQLUMBI SAFETY-PIN;

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed February 10, 1908. Serial No. 416,181.

Patented Jen. 6, 1808.

To all whom it may concern: I Be it known' that I, STEPHEN OLoP, acitizen of the United States, residing at Washington, District ofColumbia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inSafety-Pins; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full,-clear,and exact description of the invention, such as will enable othersskilled winthe art to which it appertains to make and use the same,

drawings, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon,which form a part of this specification. I

This invention relates to new and usefu improvements in fastening meansfor safety pins 'and theobject of the invention is to produce a simpleand eflicient device of thispanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is aperspective view of my safety pin. Fig. 2 is a view showing the pinreceiving slots out of registration. Fi 3 is a detailedview'of amodified form. Fig. 4 is an end view of the modified form shown in Fig.3. Fig. 5 is adetail of the form shown in Fig. 3. Fig. 6 is amodifiedform, and Fig. '7 is an endlview of the form-shown in'Fig. 4with the plateinclosing one end removed. I

Reference now being had to the details of the drawings by letter, A andB designate two guardplates, the former of which is fastened to one endD'of the wire D while the other guard plate is fastened to the endD of asecond wire D each.v of said ends being referably curved or'bent-asshown in dotted lines in the'drawings. Each plate is adapted to clamp anend of the wire and is securely held thereon. Each guard plate ispreferably formedbyfbendingthe plate upon itself, a space interveningbetween the walls of one plate A, while the other plate when folded isadapted to slide between the Walls of the other. Said late A is providedwith slots A formed in t e opposite walls thereof and the plate B isprovided with a sinuhrr slot B.

F designates a plate which is fastened to the angled portions N of thewires.

K designates a pin, reinforced and held b the plate F which frictionallyclamps the same. The pin K forms a part of thewire D which is normally 1arallel with the wires forming the sides'of the frame. The bent portionsof the two wires D and D which are enga ed by the plate or casing F, se-

curely ho d the wires in the positions shown in the drawings. Said pinand also the portions of the wires D. and D forming the sides of theframe are resilient whereby, when it is desired to allow the pin to befastened between the guards, the ends of. the wires D and 'D may be presshit together sufficiently to bring the slots inregistration to allowthe pin to pass therethrough and,

afterpressure is relieved from the wires, the

latter will spring out into the position shown in Fig.2 of the drawingswhich will hold the slots from registration.

In Figs. 3,4 and 5, it will be noted that the modifications show thewire bent to form a coil K which projects at an angle to the pin and, inFig. 4, the metallic casing covering one'end of the device has a K toincase the coil K.

- In Fig. 6 is shown a slight modification in which the pin is made oftwo wires D and D", the former of which has the pin D and has a portionD bent at right angles to the side and bent to form an inverted loop D,while the other wire is bent at a right angle at D and also has aninverted loop D snd is further extended to form a loop D forming a guardto the pin D In Figs. 1 and 2, the. front art of the plates A and Bconstitute members having pin openings A and Bf transverselytherelateral projection constitutes'means coacting with said memthroughwhile the remainder-of said plates bers to inclose the free end of saidpin for re taining the latter after the resilient wires have returned totheir normal positions. In Fig. 6, the parts D and D constitute suchmembers with the pin openings formed by I beri-e'id from becomingdetached the'loops D andD, while theback of the loo 1) constitutes themeans coacting with i adapted to,

when in registration, as set forth.

sai members as just described.

1 From theforegoing, it willbe noted that, by the provisionof a pin madeas shown and described, a simple and .ethcient device is affordedwhereby the point of tr e tpin may rorn the guard. v a

"- W at-Iv claim to be new is:-

, 1, fastening device for'pinscomprising two rsilieiitwires, t..ecorresponding ends of wnicna're bent laterally towaideacu other and eacnend being provided With a member having a pm opening transversely there-.,tnro ugn, said pin operfings being adapted to bebrougut'into'registration with eacii ot er when the resilient wires arecompressed, a pin fixed-at one end intermediate said IGdllent wires andadapted to enter saidopenmgs when in registration, and means coactingwith said members to inclose'tue free end of said pin for retaining t..elatter after the re- 1 silient wires have returned to their normalpositions and so arrangedtaat the pin may be moved laterally when in alocked relation and independent of said wires, as set forth.

2.- A tastening device for pins comprising a wire having two re ilientends, a guaid plate fixed to each end, each guard plate having a I slot,the two slots being normally out of registration, a in fastened to saidwire and e inserted through the slots 3. A fastening device for pinscomprising a wire which is bent forming two resilient ends, a guardplate fixedto each end, each guard plate having a slot in the edgethereof, one guard plate adapted to telescope within the other, 'afixe'd pin intermediate the resilient ends of said wire and adapted tobe in erted through the slots when in registration and bed by the wallsof said guard pla'te, as set forth. I

4. A fastening device for pins comprising a wire which is bent'to formtwo resilient ends, a pin point, a plate holding the same to the bentportion of said wire and intermediate the resilient ends, a slottedguard plate fixed to each end of the wire, one of said guard platesadapted to telescope within tueotuer and designed to receive the pinpoint, as set forth.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aflixmy signature in the presence of twowitnesses.

